Churchill American Little League

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May 31, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 31, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Major League

Tigers 13, Athletics (I) 11

The Athletics of the Incarnation faced the Tigers of the Churchill American, May 14 at Lewis Monk. Both starting pitchers were outstanding with the A’s Tom O’Donnell and the Tigers Matt Clougherty locking horns.

Major League

Tigers 13, Athletics (I) 11

The Athletics of the Incarnation faced the Tigers of the Churchill American, May 14 at Lewis Monk. Both starting pitchers were outstanding with the A’s Tom O’Donnell and the Tigers Matt Clougherty locking horns. The Tigers got going in the second with a double by Matt Connolly and a Ryan Drago single to take the 2-1 lead. The A’s scored three runs in the third off hits by Mike D. and Jake. The Tigers bounced back in the third on hits by Clougherty, Sean Foley, Billy Heafey and a double by Charlie Steele. Brendan Fraser started a five-run rally in the fifth. The A’s Mike C. countered with a grand slam in the fourth and Clougherty followed with a mammoth homerun to right for the Tigers. The Tigers had multiple-hit game from Collin Dickerson, Clougherty and Foley. Foley had a solid pitching performance for the Tigers including a 1-2-3 sixth inning.

Mets (N) 6, White Sox 2

Tom Fanikos hit a blast over the centerfield fence, but that was the only offensive highlight as the White Sox lost to the Mets 6-2, May 14, at Conant. After taking a 1-0 lead on singles by Sean Fahey and Tom Fanikos, the Sox gave up four in the bottom of the first and never recovered. Dillon Healy pitched well in relief, James Bradley caught an outstanding game. Pat McCauley, Billy Barrett and Conlin Healy added Sox hits. Pitcher Kevin Marshall, Shane McKinley, and Kyle Crawford, who pounded two doubles including one off the fence late in the game, led the Mets.

Pirates (N) 7, Orioles 1

The Orioles and the Pirates played a close game for four innings, May 15. Steve Cameron pitched well as did Tom Golini for the Pirates. The Pirates broke the game open in the fifth inning with five runs. Justin Laffey provided the big hit. John Morreale and Andrew McDonald play well for the O’s.

Cubs (I) 5, Indians 3

The Churchill American Indians hosted the Cubs of the Incarnation League, May 15, at Lewis Monk. The game featured a terrific pitching dual between Indians starter Danny Difusco and the Cubs Aaron Welch. Both went four strong innings with Welch striking out 10 and Difusco seven. The game featured great defense by both teams including a nifty 4-6-3 double play by started by Indians Nick Devivo and Mike Peters. The Indians pushed a run across in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead on a key hit and smart base running by Michael Huynh. The Cubs were down to their last out in the top of the sixth but put together a rally sparked by an RBI hit from Welch, scoring three runs to take a 5-3 lead. The Indians tried to rally in the bottom of the inning came up short.

Orioles 9, Brewers (N) 4

The Orioles returned to Conant Park to face the Brewers, May 17. The O’s rebounded from their loss on Tuesday to the Pirates. Their bats were alive from the outset as Zack Maguire lead off with a double to continue his hot hitting. Andrew McDonald, Zeke Vainer and Charlie Brickley followed with sharp hits. Steve Cameron and Jared Gardiner broke out with long doubles. The Brewers kept coming back behind solid pitching from Chris Burton and hitting from Burton, Paone and Ackerman. Brickley pitched four strong innings with new relief ace Jared Gardiner shutting out the Brewers over the last two innings to get the save. It was a good team effort for the O’s.

White Sox 11, Indians (I) 0

Billy Barrett went the distance, striking out five while walking only one as the White Sox ended a three-game losing streak with an 11-0 win against the Incarnation Indians, May 17, at Lewis-Monk Field. The White Sox played an outstanding game defensively, with infielders Taylor Smith, Sean Fahey and Andrew Pizzotti, making several nice plays. Matt Fanikos and Dillon Healy played well behind them in the outfield. Fahey had three hits, continuing to be one of the strongest players in the league to this point of the year, while Christian Pizzotti had two hits and four RBI to lead the Sox attack. Sean O’Neill had two hits for the Indians, James Traversy pitched well in relief and hit a bomb of a double to center. Indians third baseman Brandon McGovern had two hits and made some nice plays.

Minor League

Rock Hounds 16, Mets (N) 10

The Rock Hounds were down by eight runs after the first inning, May 14, at Pine Banks. Starting pitcher Alec Picard gave up three hits in his three innings, but the National League Mets found ways on base and scored. The Rock Hounds slowly recovered, scoring three runs in every inning. Connor Tremblay hit a single, two doubles and a triple. His brother Tyler went 3-for-4 with a single and two doubles. Anna Steele had her second multi-hit game in a row with a single and a double. Nick Vienot had the breakout performance with two hits, two runs and a walk. Joey Burns laid down a picture-perfect bunt to score a key run. Defensively the Rock Hounds were magnificent. Picard let up no hits in his two innings, retiring five batters in a row. Max Watson turned a double play, firing to Jack D’Errico at second base. D’Errico closed the game and shutout the Mets. He gave up one hit and relied on an outstanding defensive unit to keep the Rock Hounds ahead.

Durham Bulls 13, Braves (N) 8

The Durham Bulls got off to a quick start with hits from Jack Steinberg, Nate Horne, Joe Valente, and John Barooshian, May 15, at Pine Banks. This start was immediately answered by the Braves Alex’s homerun on three errors. In the second inning Susan Corey hit a booming double into right. The Bulls Pat Driscoll caught a line drive in the third off Antonio and was on the receiving end of a throw from catcher Nate Horne to tag out a runner stealing third. Relief pitcher Ian Swan closed out the fifth by catching a short pop fly.

Federal (Kid Pitch)

Phillies 12, Angels 4

The Angels traveled to Lincoln to face the Phillies of the National League, May 15. Both teams were scoreless in the first with Jake Yezerski hitting a single for the Angels. The pitching machine silenced the Angels bats in the second while the Phillies scored four runs. The Phillies dominated the third with only Nick Barooshian and Will Dolaher of the Angels getting base hits with no RBI. The Angels made a come back with hits from Jake Yezerski, Trevor Gilligan, Andrew Buonopane and Rachel Pheiffer scoring four runs in the fourth. The defense sported a great by third baseman Camryn Pheiffer. The Angles got great fielding by Rachel Pheiffer and Buonopane. The Angels got pitching from R. Pheiffer, Liam Singleman and Yezerski.

Dodgers (N) 14, Royals 5

The Royals and Dodgers battled till the final inning, May 15 at Roosevelt. The Royals offense heated up in the second, scoring five runs on seven hits, taking a 5-2 lead. Cam Rosie laced a single up the middle and played heads-up ball. Matt Oteri (2-for-3) Sean Conlan and Luke D’errico (2-for-2) continued their hitting streaks. Hitting in the clean-up spot, Steve Abbott laced a doubled scoring a run. He also make a great catch in centerfield in the fourth. The Royals defense showed up early with quality plays at shortstop by both Jack Sullivan and Jack Brennan, and a diving play in the outfield by Dylan Vienot. Dylan came up just short of making a spectacular catch.

Federal (Coach Pitch)

Devil Rays 2, Pirates (N) 1

Devil Rays traveled to Lincoln Park to play the National League Pirates, May 14. Both teams were back and forth great hitting from Thomas Steinberg, Sean Cady, Will Hanlon Kyle White. Great defense by Kevin O’Neill and Sean Cady. Hitting in to win the game was Steinberg, Bidgood, Hanlon and the winning hit by Kevin O’Neill.

Cardinals (N) 10, Twins 10

The Twins continued their good hitting and great team defense against a tough National League team, May 14, at Roosevelt. Look for the Twins to play hard down the stretch as they compete for a playoff spot.

T-Ball

Athletics 13, Red Sox 13

The Red Sox and Athletics renewed their slugfest, May 15, at Hesseltine. Both teams showed their mettle by matching each other, run for run, with great fielding plays and speed on the bases. Tommy Bergin slugged his first homerun since joining the club. Dan Oteri, Collin Gray and Mitchell Collins also added the long ball. Eric Germain crushed a ball into the parking lot. Shannon Collins and Lexi Turner showed how they are great in the field and at bat. Jake Eaton and Alex Brincheiro made great plays and kept the A’s in the game with timely hits.

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